
More than 50 Mayors, from Manteo to Franklin, Spotlight Legislature’s Cuts to Their Schools (Raleigh, NC) – Mayors from across North Carolina, who every day see in their schools the damage from the General Assembly’s education cuts, have issued an open letter asking the people of North Carolina to support Gov. Perdue’s plan to reverse [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners held their regular scheduled meeting on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Rockingham County Govvernmental Complex in Wentworth, NC. During the meeting the Commissioners listened to a request from the Rockingham County Schools System for the approval to seek funds for the renovations needed to the [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – On Thursday, January 19, 2012, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners reconvened their recessed meeting from January 10, 2012, for the purpose of hearing a Current and Future Capital Needs Request from Rockingham Community College. Rockingham Community College President, Dr. Michael Helmick and members of his staff, presented the funding request to [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – On Thursday, January 19, 2012, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners reconvened their recessed meeting from January 10, 2012, for the purpose of hearing a Current and Future Capital Needs Request from Rockingham Community College. Rockingham Community College President, Dr. Michael Helmick and members of his staff, presented the funding request to [...]

(Eden, NC) -During the January 17, 2012 meeting of the Eden City Council, Mayor John E. Grogan presented a Proclamation to members of Shaw Power Group and the NC Highway Patrol for their efforts in assisting the community by assuming responsibility for more than 100 Eden Salvation Army Christmas Angels, provided food for the “Fill [...]

Perdue Pushes To Temporarily Restore Three-Quarters Of The One-Cent Sales Tax To Stop Deep and Unnecessary Cuts to Schools (Raleigh, NC) – On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, Gov. Perdue issued the following statement regarding her plan for the future of North Carolina schools. “Education has always been part of the fabric of who we are [...]

(Madison, NC) – The Madison Board of Aldermen held their regular scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2012. During the meeting the Aldermen received an update from Representatives of Duke Energy on an agreement between the Town of Madison and Duke Energy to work on the monitoring violations of elevated levels of TTHM Contaminants in [...]

(Reidsville, NC) – The Reidsville City Council held their first meeting of 2012 in the Council Chambers inside Reidsville City Hall on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. During the meeting, Reidsville Mayor James K. Festerman, read a proclamation in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16, 2012 in the City of Reidsville. [...]

(Wentworth, NC) – The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners held their regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at the County Governmental Center in Wentworth, NC. At the start of the meeting, Beverly Scurry, a Public Health Education Specialist, employed with the county, was recognized for receiving the Grace Daniels Promising New Health Educator [...]

(Eden, NC) – The Shaw Power Group, the company building the new Eden Duke Energy facility, will receive a special Eden City Council proclamation in recognition for their generosity to the Eden community during the 2012 holiday season. “A Little Sacrifice” an organization started by a Shaw employee and Highway Patrolman donated more than $17,000 to the Eden Salvation Army in 2011. Shaw employee Sherry Cleary and her “elves” assembled, packed and distributed food boxes to Eden families. More than one hundred and twenty volunteers hours were spent to help families in need. Two hundred and seventy-seven families, representing four hundred and eighty-five children in Eden and surrounding areas were served by the Salvation Army this year. The Shaw Power Group was invaluable to helping the Salvation Army achieve it’s goals.